Appeals Board Approves Bay Ridge Giant Gas Station
Contentious proposal receives approval from the Annapolis Board of Appeals, ending more than six months of debate.
The Annapolis Board of Zoning Appeals Wednesday night green lit a Giant gas station in the Bay Forest shopping center, concluding a series of meetings on the contentious issue. Board members ended months of debate and discussion by approving a permit that will allow Stop and Storage Supermarket Company LLC, Giant’s parent company, to build a service station next to the Wachovia Bank in the shopping center. The gas station will allow Giant shoppers to redeem points at the pump for a discount on their gas. But some local residents said they fear this will give the Giant gas station an unfair advantage over the several other gas stations in the area and create an additional traffic burden on the already congested region. Board member James …
David Iams
12:46 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
The Board of Appeals, in my opinion, did not even deliberate. They mentioned these items, but did not address them. They stated that environmental run-off was the concern of the citizens, it was not. They stated that there was a traffic study done on Georgetown Road with traffic counts, etc. This was clearly not done as the city's "traffic study" clearly stated. They never addressed that they had… more ›